Former educator Steve Thomas Rooney

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Former L.A. Unified Assistant Principal Steve Thomas Rooney, center, with attorneys Alan Eisner, left, and Dmitry Gorin, enters his plea in court. He sexually abused students at the Foshay Learning Center and Markham Middle School in Watts.

Former L.A. Unified Assistant Principal Steve Thomas Rooney, center, with attorneys Alan Eisner, left, and Dmitry Gorin, enters his plea in court. He sexually abused students at the Foshay Learning Center and Markham Middle School in Watts.